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massacre

/ˈmæsəkər/ /ˈmæsəkə/
verb Regular verbmassacre massacred
General
  1. 1 katletmek, katliam yapmak

Definition (English)

To kill a large number of people or animals in a cruel and violent way.

Example Sentences

  1. In the 1800s hunters massacred millions of buffalo on the plains.
    1800'lerde avcılar ovalarda milyonlarca bizonu katletti.
  2. Thousands of seals were massacred every year for their fur.
    Her yıl binlerce fok kürkü için katlediliyordu.
Informal
  1. 1 (rakibi) ezip geçmek, farklı yenmek

Definition (English)

To defeat a team or a player very easily, by a large score.

Example Sentences

  1. The champions massacred the newcomers in the opening game.
    Şampiyonlar açılış maçında ligin yeni takımını ezip geçti.
  2. We were massacred six–nil in the final.
    Finalde altı sıfır farklı yenildik.

Verb Forms Regular

Base massacre
/ˈmæsəkər/
Past massacred
/ˈmæsəkərd/
Participle massacred
/ˈmæsəkərd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dmassacre → massacred

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. massacred /ˈmæsəkərd/

Synonyms

slaughterbutcherwipe outthrashtrouncecrush

Collocations

be massacredmassacre civiliansmassacre the oppositionget massacred

Related Words

slaughterkillingdefeat

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